Monthly Festival : Turn your book into a movie and get it seen by 1000s of people. Or garner FULL FEEDBACK from publishers on your novel and help your next draft. Or get a transcript video of your novel performed by professional actors.

This story is about a woman who is mourning someone very dear to her—her husband, lost at sea. She is consumed by grief and cannot help but stare out at the sea, tempted to give into her sadness and join her loved one beneath the waves.

2) What motivated you to write this story and submit it to the festival?

I first wrote a rough version of this story during a writing prompt. The prompt encouraged writers to use the word ‘smile’ in a 140 character story. Usually, the first thing associated with smiling is happiness so I took that and flipped it around. I liked the imagery I came up with and saw a link for this competition so…